Genetics for Cat Breeders: International Series in Pure and Applied Biology (International series in pure and applied biology. Division: Zoology)

This book is the bible for those interested in the genetics of cats. While it is written in scientific terms, it is still easily understood by most. The concise and logical fashion in which it is written allows the reader to progress through the possibilities in cat genetics. This book provides all the available information on everything from the inheritance of disease to the inheritance of color.

I learned a lot from reading this book. Very interesting

There are cat breeders, and there are Cat Breeders! If litter constantly crumbles off your shoes, and you don't 'know' a cat until you've seen its' pedigree, you're a Cat Nerd :] Mastering Robinson's book will be your last 'final' to achieving Grand Champion Cat Nerd status! I must admit to a personal bias in favor of this book as I enjoy combing apart a puzzling test cross as much as playing with kittens! This is one *serious* book! As with most things genetic, Robinson has generated considerable controversy with certain of his assertions and conclusions, but this is without a doubt 'The Merk' for serious cat breeders. His work begins with a quick refresher for those in need. But frankly, if you're an 'old timer' who has never pulled at least a B in a full-blown 300 level Mendelian genetics course, you'll be in over your head by page five. There are separate sections addressing individual breeds and type, providing much of the information you've always wondered about. With this book as a foundation you can move your breeding program into the realm of testable objective research. You'll know how to determine, for example, if a particular coat pattern results from the heterozygotic interaction of codominant alleles, from the presence of an unlinked modifier gene, or if you really have a new dominant mutant. Ooooooh!!! With this book you will evolve an analytical eye, enabling you to extract meaningful details from the haphazard work of hobby breeders - a great time saving resource for a serious breeder. Are you working with a clear goal in mind, or just putting cats together? The good news: this is an advanced text for a rare few :) The bad news: this is an advanced text for a rare few :( If you've found this review, have read the book, and would like to indulge in some technical prose with a fellow Cat Nerd, please write - it's lonely out here! Michael Olsen, CallisteCats Birmans

A good book for looking into the genetics ready for breeding cats but a hard read especially after a day at work.

Great book

the book is fundamental for those who want to start with some genetics, and this edition is also not easy to be found.However the shipment was fast and the product really in great conditions

It's a very old book but everything in it is absolutely significant even today. However, it is not for lay people who have not had intro to genetics. Deeply and quite scientifically written.